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Article: Water nous has flow-on effect for SA.(South Australia)
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- Business Asia
- Article date:
- September 21, 1998
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Poor water supplies can skim millions of dollars off the budgets of Asian nations. CAMERON COOPER reports that South Australia is lending a hand
The threat of poor water damaging food production has convinced some Asian nations to seek help from South Australia, despite cash-flow problems associated with Asia's financial crisis.
Mr John Caporn, executive general manager of Water Industry and Business Development for SA Water, said some Asian nations were pressing ahead with expensive water treatment solutions.
"The one thing that they are realising is that if they don't sort their water systems out, they can't get their agricultural growth. ...